The Aspen Institute and HP have announced the selection of 10 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and not-for-profit organisations across Malaysia, Mexico and South Africa as the cohort for the 2023 Digital Equity Accelerator (Accelerator). South African NGOs, E-Cubed (DBE-E3), Digify Africa...

The Top Risks Report 2023 by the Eurasia Group defined advances in deepfakes and the rapid rise of misinformation as ‘weapons of mass disruption’ and it is not far from wrong. Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and powerful facial recognition and voice synthesis technologies...

Digital payments leader, Network International, reaffirms its commitment to South Africa with ZAR500 million investment in deploying its processing capabilities locally; building on its ZAR3.5 billion acquisition in Payfast. Network International has said that its state-of-the-art cloud-based,...

The United States and Kenya concluded a week of productive meetings on the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP). During the meetings last month, the two sides exchanged views on the key concepts to be addressed on almost all of the areas outlined in the July 14, 2022...

Determined to play a pivotal role in meaningful FinTech enablement, Ukheshe Technologies, a leading FinTech enablement partner, is committed to driving the creation of an accessible and sustainable digital economy. This is particularly important in emerging markets as the increase in mobile...

A ground-breaking study conducted by QNET and Nielsen IQ has found that most Egyptians hold favourable attitudes toward entrepreneurship in the post-pandemic economy. Most also believe the direct selling model provides advantages to starting a business and earning extra income.  A...

As an industry, media has been breaking away from more traditional outlets. This has primarily been fuelled by how consumers’ needs are evolving, with social media now dominating the market. Thierry Nicault, Area Vice President – Middle East and North Africa, Salesforce, speaks to us...

The future of business and how businesses run is always evolving. An Aflac CSR survey shows that 77% of consumers prefer to buy from socially responsible brands and 73% of investors say Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts contribute to their investment...

Freshworks, a leading software company empowering businesses to delight their customers and employees, has unveiled survey findings that reveal a startling divide between employee expectations and the reality of the workplace technology experience. In the wake of the pandemic, regional businesses...